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1963 Map of Howell

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Howell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Union Pacific railroad and the Laramie River dominate this early 1960s landscape, illustrating the critical relationship between water management and transportation in Albany County. The small settlement of Howell serves as a focal point along the rail line, while a network of irrigation works including the Pioneer Canal and North Canal underscores the region's agricultural foundations.

Remote livestock operations such as Bosler Ranch, Lundberg Ranch, and Purgeson Ranch are scattered across the terrain, which rises toward the prominent Red Hill and deeply cut drainages like Timber Canyon and Katie Brown Canyon. The inclusion of local infrastructure like Howell Road and various irrigation wells provides a clear picture of the land-use patterns required to sustain ranching in the Wyoming basin.